The Every Agent for Slack: what it does, what it costs, and the alternatives
The Every Agent (@Every) is a shared AI coworker for Slack from the media company Every, launched in October 2026. Anyone in a channel can tag it with a job, it works across 1,000+ connected tools, and corrections can be saved as reusable skills. Each person gets $15 of free usage, up to $500 per workspace; after that it takes an Every membership at $30 a month per person ($24 billed annually) plus model token costs at the providers' rates with no markup. It suits Slack-native startups, agencies and consultancies of 5 to 50 people; if you want flat workspace pricing or a narrower tool for reports and updates, the alternatives below fit better.
What is the Every Agent for Slack?
Every built the agent for its own team, used it internally for about six months, and opened it to other Slack workspaces in October 2026. According to Every's product page, you tag @Every in a channel or DM with a task, review the result in the thread, and correct it there. A workflow worth repeating can be saved as a skill that teammates can run again.
Every's Slack Marketplace listing names tools including Google Drive, Notion, Linear, GitHub and PostHog, and the product page adds Gmail, Figma, HubSpot, Ramp and Airtable. It is built on Claude Managed Agents, it can open pull requests for code changes, and it comes with Every's own skills preinstalled, such as its writing and engineering workflows. Every says the target customer is a Slack-native company of 5 to 50 people, with one "AI champion" getting everyone else started.
How much does the Every Agent cost?
The pricing has three parts, per @Every pricing and the install page:
- Free usage: $15 per new person, funded by Every, capped at $500 per workspace. No card needed to start.
- Membership: once a person's free usage runs out, they keep using @Every by becoming an Every member, $30 a month or $24 a month billed annually. The membership also includes Every's newsletter archive and its other apps.
- Usage: tokens are billed at the model providers' API rates with no markup, from a workspace balance that an admin tops up or sets to auto-refill with a monthly cap. Slack apps and group tasks have no free usage and draw from that balance.
So the real monthly cost is seats times $24 to $30, plus whatever the agent's work costs in tokens. That is predictable on the seat side and open-ended on the usage side, which is why the auto-refill cap matters. Every also notes that the full agent interface needs a paid Slack plan; on free Slack you can still use DMs and @mentions.
How does the Every Agent compare with other shared Slack agents?
| Tool | How it bills | Free start | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every Agent (@Every) | $30 / person / month ($24 annual) plus tokens at cost | $15 per person, up to $500 per workspace | AI-curious startups and agencies that want Every's skills and a broad generalist |
| Claude Tag | Consumption-based, billed to the Claude organization, with spend caps | None stated; needs a Claude Team or Enterprise plan (beta) | Teams already on Claude Team or Enterprise |
| Viktor | Per workspace; from $50 / month for 20,000 credits | Up to $100 in credits | A shared generalist across thousands of integrations |
| OpenTag | Per workspace; Team from $50 / month for 10,000 credits | 7-day trial, card required | A shared coworker that routes across many models |
| Runbear | Per workspace; Team $99 / month for 20,000 credits | Free to start | Several named agents, each with its own tools |
| Geniusly | Free plan; see pricing | Free plan | Recurring briefs, status updates, reports and handoffs |
Verified October 26 to 28, 2026 from @Every pricing, Claude Tag help, Viktor plans, OpenTag pricing, Runbear and Geniusly pricing. Not a ranking; prices change often.
What is the Every Agent good at, and where does it fall short?
Its strengths are breadth and learning. It reaches a long list of tools, can write code and open pull requests, and the skills model means one person's good workflow becomes something the team can reuse. Every also says it uses each person's own access, so a teammate who asks for data they cannot see gets told so, and an admin can be asked for permission. You can require approval before anything sends, spends, or ships.
The trade-offs are cost shape and scope. Per-person membership adds up as more people use it, and token usage is not capped unless an admin sets one. Every's own FAQ says the agent "will get things wrong, especially at the beginning" and recommends starting with work that repeats, matters, and is easy to review. A broad generalist also asks more of the person setting it up: which tools to connect, who can use each one, and what needs approval. Our guide to rolling out an AI agent in Slack safely covers those choices.
Which Every Agent alternative should you pick?
- Already pay for Claude Team or Enterprise? Try Claude Tag first; it is Anthropic's own shared @Claude for Slack. See Claude Tag alternatives if it is not a fit.
- Want one bill for the whole workspace? Viktor, OpenTag and Runbear charge per workspace rather than per person. Compare them in Viktor alternatives and OpenTag alternatives.
- Mainly want Slack's own AI? Slackbot now joins channels as an AI teammate on paid plans, per Slack's Dreamforce announcement; see Slack AI vs a third-party AI coworker.
- Mostly need recurring updates and reports? A narrower tool is easier to trust and cheaper to run.
When is Geniusly a better fit than the Every Agent?
Geniusly is an AI coworker for your team in Slack. It reads the accounts you connect (Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Slack, GitHub, Linear, and Google Ads) and prepares a brief, report, status update, or handoff for a person to review. Connected apps are read-only by default, except Google Sheets edits you explicitly ask for, and Slack messages beyond its reply are posted only after your approval. Anyone in a channel it has been invited to can ask it for work, it can run a task once, daily, or weekly, and it has a Free plan.
Geniusly does far less than @Every on purpose. It does not write code, open pull requests, or buy things. It is a fit when the work you want off your plate is the Monday status update, a Linear or GitHub week turned into a stakeholder update, a client brief from a Gmail thread, or the weekly client report. Browse the integrations to check your tools are covered, and see our other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Every Agent free?
It is free to start. Each new person gets $15 of usage funded by Every, up to $500 per workspace, with no card. After that, each person needs an Every membership ($30 a month, or $24 a month billed annually) and the workspace pays token costs at the model providers' rates.
Does the Every Agent mark up AI costs?
Every says it adds no markup to tokens: usage is billed at the model providers' own API rates from a workspace balance that an admin tops up or sets to auto-refill with a monthly cap.
Who can install the Every Agent in Slack?
You need a free Every account and permission from your Slack workspace owner. The full agent interface needs a paid Slack plan; on free Slack plans it works through DMs and @mentions.
What is the difference between the Every Agent and Claude Tag?
Both are shared @-mention agents in Slack, and Every's is built on Claude Managed Agents. Claude Tag needs a Claude Team or Enterprise plan and bills usage to that organization. The Every Agent works with any Slack workspace and bills per person plus tokens.
What is a cheaper alternative to the Every Agent for weekly reports?
If the main job is recurring status updates, briefs and reports, a narrower tool like Geniusly, which has a Free plan, is usually simpler. Per-workspace tools such as Viktor or OpenTag also avoid per-person fees.